On Sunday, celebrities made their way to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles for “culture’s biggest night,” celebrating the best and brightest in Black entertainment at the 2026 BET Awards.Cardi B led the ceremony in nominations with six nods — she won for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist — and she performed a medley of hits from her latest album “Am I The Drama?” Kendrick Lamar, Mariah the Scientist, Doechii, Doja Cat and Latto were all up for multiple awards.Comedian Druski hosted the show, and MC Lyte returned as the announcer.Queen Latifah, Ari Lennox, Doechii, Doja Cat, French Montana & Max B, Kehlani, Tems and T.I. performed.In one of the most rousing moments of the night, Raye, Ari Lennox, Durand Bernarr, BJ The Chicago Kid and Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton paid homage to the late singer D’Angelo, who died in October. He was 51.A few special awards were handed out at the ceremony. Lauryn Hill received the Living Legend Icon Award — and several artists, including Nas, Common, SZA, Lizzo, The War and Treaty, and three of Hill’s children — rendered a star-studded tribute to the “Miseducation” artist.Teyana Taylor became the inaugural recipient of the Icon of the Year Award; one of her inspirations, legendary artist Janet Jackson, presented her with the award.“You possess unflinching perfectionism, a devotion woven into everything you touch … You carry a calling from above, and the world is made more luminous with the art that you have given it,” Jackson said, as Taylor tearfully looked on.Music executive Sylvia Rhone received the Ultimate Icon Award.HuffPost covered all the biggest moments from the show. Catch up on what you missed below.Lizzo Braves The Spotlight After 'Soul-Crushing' Album FlopLizzo kept her head high at Sunday's BET Awards, appearing undaunted in the wake of the catastrophic release of her comeback album "Bitch."Soaking in the spotlight wearing a sheer, sparkling chocolate brown number, the "Juice" songstress refused to let dismal record sales dampen her mood.With less than 2,700 copies sold in its first week, Lizzo admitted "Bitch's" bonafide flop felt "soul-crushing" during an interview on YouTube's "Swiftologist" released that same day.The "Truth Hurts" singer said she had to "come to terms with the fact" that her "connection, musically, with the world is different" than when she last released an album in 2022.Lizzo was embroiled in controversy in 2023 after former backup dancers accused her of assault, sexual harassment and false imprisonment. She staunchly denies the allegations.Reflecting on her fall from being a "radio darling" in an X post earlier this month, the artist noted massive changes in the music industry as well as how "very obvious & public attack on my career changed things."Latest Live UpdatesRay J Is The Ultimate Chaos Agent At The BET Awards — And His Antics Became A Running JokeRay J was, unfortunately, everywhere, doing everything, all at once, at Sunday’s BET Awards.The R&B singer was up to his usual hijinks on culture’s biggest night, but he got started early on the red carpet during an unusually chaotic interview with pre-show hosts Bow Wow and Rocsi Diaz. As some social media users pointed out, Ray J’s energy was all over the place as he got caught flirting with the sign language interpreter on the carpet, which Bow Wow immediately called out. But it was Ray J’s next response that had users dragging him up and down the timeline before the show even started.“I got on nude underwear,” he randomly blurted out, which prompted a perturbed Bow Wow to walk off.Later in the show, Ray J seemed to become a running joke for host Druski, who kept poking fun at his finances. But then the comedian couldn’t help but ask what a lot of people seemed to be thinking tonight.“Seriously, why’d you lie to us, man? I thought you was gon’ be dead,” Druski joked, in reference to the singer claiming earlier this year that doctors gave him only months to live. But as we can see from his behavior Sunday night, Ray J has still been quite active in the public eye.See what social media had to say about the chaos agent’s antics below.Druski called out Ray J at the BET Awards for claiming he was dying, only to show up perfectly fine 😭💀“Why you alive? I thought you was gonna be dead… I was praying for you and everything.” 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/F8IAGwU3MF— Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) June 29, 2026